Transporter’s movement between inventories. Having excessive travel distance within or to a facility. Unnecessary handling and movement of parts or information. It can also defined as any material 

movement that does not directly support immediate production.

Causes for Transportation:

Ø Improper facility layout
Ø Large buffers and In-process Kanban
Ø Large lot purchasing
Ø Poor production planning
Ø Poor scheduling
Ø Poor work place organization
Ø Inadequate material handling equipment
Ø No clear signals given
Ø Production rate is different than dispatch

Solution for this waste:

Ø   Small-wheeled containers should replace forklifts
Ø   Spaghetti Diagram & Problem Solving techniques
Ø   U shaped cells with input & output demarcation
Ø   Point of Use Storage




Post a Comment

Previous Post Next Post